New York's 13th congressional district

New York's 13th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City, represented by Adriano Espaillat. It is the second poorest congressional district in New York state, with a median income of $50,491, per a 2024 study. The district also ranks second in the state, with the poverty rate at 25.7 percent, per a 2026 congressional study.Dalaker, Joseph; Leubsdorf, Ben; 'Income and Poverty by State and Congressional District' May 12, 2026 https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48943

The 13th district comprises Upper Manhattan and parts of the West Bronx. It includes The Bronx neighborhoods of Bedford Park, Jerome Park, Kingsbridge Heights, parts of Norwood, and parts of Fordham, Kingsbridge, Morris Heights, and University Heights, and the Manhattan neighborhoods of Harlem, Inwood, Marble Hill, Spanish Harlem, Washington Heights, Hamilton Heights, and parts of Morningside Heights and the Upper West Side. The Apollo Theater and Grant's Tomb are within the district. In 2010 it was the smallest congressional district in the United States House of Representatives by Area, replaced by New York's 12th congressional district in 2020.

Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 93% – 6%2012 PresidentObama 95% – 5%2016 PresidentClinton 92% – 5% SenateSchumer 92% – 5%2018 SenateGillibrand 95% – 5% GovernorCuomo 92% – 5% Attorney GeneralJames 94% – 5%2020 PresidentBiden 88% – 11%2022 SenateSchumer 89% – 11% GovernorHochul 86% – 14% Attorney GeneralJames 88% – 12% ComptrollerDiNapoli 86% – 14%2024 PresidentHarris 79% – 20% SenateGillibrand 83% – 16%

History

Various New York districts have been numbered "13" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.

1803–1809: Montgomery 1847–1849: Albany 1913–1945: Parts of Manhattan 1945–1993: Parts of Brooklyn 1993–2013: All of Staten Island Parts of Brooklyn From 2003 to 2013, the district included all of Staten Island and the neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights, and Gravesend in Brooklyn. Most of the territory in the old 13th district is now in New York's 11th congressional district.

2013–present: Parts of Manhattan, The Bronx

Current composition The 13th district is located entirely in the New York City boroughs of The Bronx and Manhattan.

Bronx neighborhoods in the district include:

Bedford Park Fordham Kingsbridge Kingsbridge Heights Morris Heights Van Cortlandt Village University Heights

Manhattan neighborhoods in the district include:

East Harlem Hamilton Heights Harlem Inwood Manhattanville Marble Hill Morningside Heights Sugar Hill Washington Heights

List of members representing the district Member Party Years Congress Electoral history District location District established March 4, 1803 Thomas Sammons Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –March 3, 1807 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1802.Re-elected in 1804.Lost re-election. Peter Swart Democratic-Republican March 4, 1807 –March 3, 1809 Elected in 1806.Retired. Uri Tracy Democratic-Republican March 4, 1809 –March 3, 1813 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1808.Re-elected in 1810. Alexander Boyd Federalist March 4, 1813 –March 3, 1815 Elected in 1812.Retired. John B. Yates Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 –March 3, 1817 Elected in 1814.Retired. Thomas Lawyer Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –March 3, 1819 Elected in 1816.Retired. Harmanus Peek Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 –March 3, 1821 Vacant March 4, 1821 –December 3, 1821 Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued. John Gebhard Federalist December 3, 1821 –March 3, 1823 Elected in 1821.Retired. Isaac Williams Jr. Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –March 3, 1825 Elected in 1822.Retired. William G. Angel Jacksonian The Bench and Bar of New-York by Lucien Brock Proctor (1870; page 743) [says he was a Jacksonian from the beginning] March 4, 1825 –March 3, 1827 Elected in 1824.Retired. Samuel Chase Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –March 3, 1829 Elected in 1826.Retired. William G. Angel Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –March 3, 1833 Elected in 1828.Re-elected in 1830.Retired. Reuben Whallon Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –March 3, 1835 Elected in 1832.Retired. Dudley Farlin Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –March 3, 1837 Elected in 1834.Retired. John Palmer Democratic March 4, 1837 –March 3, 1839 Elected in 1836.Retired. Augustus C. Hand Democratic March 4, 1839 –March 3, 1841 Elected in 1838.Lost re-election. Thomas A. Tomlinson Whig March 4, 1841 –March 3, 1843 Elected in 1840.Retired. Daniel D. Barnard Whig March 4, 1843 –March 3, 1845 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1842.Lost re-election. Bradford R. Wood Democratic March 4, 1845 –March 3, 1847 Elected in 1844.Lost re-election. John I. Slingerland Whig March 4, 1847 –March 3, 1849 Elected in 1846.Retired. John L. Schoolcraft Whig March 4, 1849 –March 3, 1853 Re-elected in 1848.Re-elected in 1850.Retired. Russell Sage Whig March 4, 1853 –March 3, 1855 Elected in 1852.Re-elected in 1854.Retired. Opposition March 4, 1855 –March 3, 1857 Abram B. Olin Republican March 4, 1857 –March 3, 1863 Elected in 1856.Re-elected in 1858.Re-elected in 1860.Retired. John B. Steele Democratic March 4, 1863 –March 3, 1865 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1862.Lost renomination. Edwin N. Hubbell Democratic March 4, 1865 –March 3, 1867 Elected in 1864.Lost re-election. Thomas Cornell Republican March 4, 1867 –March 3, 1869 Elected in 1866.Lost re-election. John A. Griswold Democratic March 4, 1869 –March 3, 1871 Elected in 1868.Retired. Joseph H. Tuthill Democratic March 4, 1871 –March 3, 1873 Elected in 1870.Retired. John O. Whitehouse Democratic March 4, 1873 –March 3, 1877 Elected in 1872.Re-elected in 1874.Retired. John H. Ketcham Republican March 4, 1877 –March 3, 1885 Elected in 1876.Re-elected in 1878.Re-elected in 1880.Re-elected in 1882.Redistricted to the . Egbert L. Viele Democratic March 4, 1885 –March 3, 1887 Elected in 1884.Lost re-election. Ashbel P. Fitch Republican March 4, 1887 –March 3, 1889 Elected in 1886.Re-elected in 1888.Re-elected in 1890.Retired to run for Comptroller of New York City. Democratic March 4, 1889 –March 3, 1893 John De Witt Warner Democratic March 4, 1893 –March 3, 1895 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1892. Richard C. Shannon Republican March 4, 1895 –March 3, 1899 Elected in 1894.Re-elected in 1896.Retired. Jefferson M. Levy Democratic March 4, 1899 –March 3, 1901 Elected in 1898.Retired. Oliver Belmont Democratic March 4, 1901 –March 3, 1903 Elected in 1900.Retired. Francis B. Harrison Democratic March 4, 1903 –March 3, 1905 Elected in 1902.Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of New York. Herbert Parsons Republican March 4, 1905 –March 3, 1911 Elected in 1904.Re-elected in 1906.Re-elected in 1908.Lost re-election. Jefferson M. Levy Democratic March 4, 1911 –March 3, 1913 Elected in 1910.Redistricted to the . Timothy Sullivan Democratic March 4, 1913 –August 31, 1913 Elected in 1912 but never took seat due to ill health.Died. Vacant August 31, 1913 –November 4, 1913 George W. Loft Democratic November 4, 1913 –March 3, 1917 Elected to finish Sullivan's term.Re-elected in 1914.Retired. Christopher D. Sullivan Democratic March 4, 1917 –January 3, 1941 Elected in 1916.Re-elected in 1918.Re-elected in 1920.Re-elected in 1922.Re-elected in 1924.Re-elected in 1926.Re-elected in 1928.Re-elected in 1930.Re-elected in 1932.Re-elected in 1934.Re-elected in 1936.Re-elected in 1938.Retired. Louis Capozzoli Democratic January 3, 1941 –January 3, 1945 Elected in 1940.Re-elected in 1942.Retired. Donald L. O'Toole Democratic January 3, 1945 –January 3, 1953 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1944.Re-elected in 1946.Re-elected in 1948.Re-elected in 1950.Lost re-election. Abraham J. Multer Democratic January 3, 1953 –December 31, 1967 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1952.Re-elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1956.Re-elected in 1958.Re-elected in 1960.Re-elected in 1962.Re-elected in 1964.Re-elected in 1966.Resigned to become a Justice on the New York Supreme Court. Vacant January 1, 1968 –February 19, 1968 Bertram L. Podell Democratic February 20, 1968 –January 3, 1975 Elected to finish Multer's term.Re-elected in 1968.Re-elected in 1970.Re-elected in 1972.Lost renomination. Stephen Solarz Democratic January 3, 1975 –January 3, 1993 Elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Re-elected in 1980.Re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Redistricted to the and lost renomination. Susan Molinari Republican January 3, 1993 –August 2, 1997 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992.Re-elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1996.Resigned to become a television journalist. Vacant August 3, 1997 –November 3, 1997 Vito Fossella Republican November 4, 1997 –January 3, 2009 Elected to finish Molinari's term.Re-elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2000.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Retired. 2003–2013Staten Island, parts of Brooklyn Michael McMahon Democratic January 3, 2009 –January 3, 2011 Elected in 2008.Lost re-election. Michael Grimm Republican January 3, 2011 –January 3, 2013 Elected in 2010.Redistricted to the . Charles Rangel Democratic January 3, 2013 –January 3, 2017 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Retired. 2013–2023Parts of Manhattan, The Bronx Adriano Espaillat Democratic January 3, 2017 –present Elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024.Lost renomination. 2023–2025Parts of Manhattan, The Bronx 2025–presentParts of Manhattan, The Bronx

Recent election results In New York State electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").

New York's 13th congressional district

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